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Kurdish leader Ocalan calls for PKK disarmament, paving way for peace

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, has called for an end to the fight against the Turkish state. This may open the door to ending four decades of conflict that has claimed over 40,000 lives. RFI's correspondent in Istanbul looks at the implications for…

Radio France Internationale

Turkiye’s Erdogan says PKK leader’s call to disband is historic opportunity

Turkish president’s comments come as his party urged PKK affiliates in Iraq and Syria to also dissolve and disarm.

Al Jazeera

Turkey seeks dissolution of PKK-linked groups in Syria and Iraq, following leader's peace plea

A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve themselves

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Will PKK leader Ocalan’s call for group to dissolve end Turkiye conflict?

Abdullah Ocalan urges the PKK to disarm and dissolve, signalling a possible end to decades of conflict with Turkiye.

Al Jazeera

Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm – in shift that could shake up Turkey and Middle East

Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications

The Guardian - UK

Future of US troops in Syria in question, under pressure from Turkey and Israel

The future of American troops in Syria is in the spotlight, as Turkey and Israel push competing agendas with the Trump administration regarding the role of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in countering the Islamic State group.

Radio France Internationale

Australia should repatriate and investigate alleged crimes of Islamic state member found in Syria, experts say

Exclusive: Home Affairs tells the Guardian consular assistance is ‘severely limited’ in Syria, where Mustafa Hajj-Obeid remains in custody

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Missing Australian member of Islamic State found alive in Syrian prison

Exclusive: Mustafa Hajj-Obeid, who left Australia in 2015, is being held in Panorama prison, a detention centre for accused IS members run by the SDF

The Guardian - UK

‘We are part of Syria’: Kurdish-led SDF fights for place in post-Assad future

Militia keeping IS in check pressured by new regime in Damascus, emboldened Turkey and US unpredictability

The Guardian - UK

Turkish Delegation In Iraq For Peace Talks With Kurds

Turkish opposition party engages in peace talks with Kurdish leaders in Iraq, focusing on the PKK conflict and Ocalan's role. Complex dynamics in the regio...

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Paris hosts global conference on shaping Syria’s future

An international conference aimed at shaping a peaceful and inclusive future for Syria gets under way in the French capital today, amid efforts to engage with the country's transitional leadership following the fall of the Assad regime.

Radio France Internationale

AP PHOTOS: Syrians returning to the town of Tel Rifaat find homes in ruins and underground tunnels

The long anticipated return home for residents of the Syrian town of Tel Rifaat, displaced since 2014, has collided with a painful reality — scars of war, streets lined with rubble and ruins standing in place of their homes.

The Independent UK

Kurds in the new Syria hope to preserve cultural rights they gained in years of war

Kurdish leaders are negotiating with the new authorities in Damascus

The Independent UK

Syria’s revolution hangs in the balance. The west must lift sanctions now

Competing interests and rivalries between regional powers threaten hopes of change after the fall of Bashar al-Assad

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The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: A tour through northeastern Syria in a moment of uncertainty

The sudden collapse of the Syrian government and President Bashar Assad’s flight to Russia in December marked a dramatic turning point for the country.

Al Jazeera

American ally SDF: Not yet notified of US plan for Syria withdrawal

Questions grow over future of 2,000 SDF fighters in Syria after Bashar al-Assad toppling, President Trump taking office.

Reason

Trump's Middle East Policy: Pull Troops Out of Syria To Put Them in Gaza?

The president says he wants peace in the Middle East. But his plans are all over the place.

The Independent UK

Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial

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Syria’s al-Sharaa, Turkiye’s Erdogan talk Kurdish fighters, defence pacts

Turkiye meeting is second foreign trip by President Ahmed al-Sharaa as he seeks to bolster support for Syria.

International Business Times

Syria Leader Heads To Turkey To Discuss Rebuilding, Kurds

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Ankara on Tuesday for talks with Turkey's leaders on rebuilding his land and the volatile issue of Kurdish fighters near the countries' border.

Al Jazeera

Car bombing kills 20 in northern Syria’s Manbij: Presidency

Syrian president’s office denounces the ‘terrorist’ attack and pledges to pursue accountability for perpetrators.

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Syrian Commander Advocates For Secular, Decentralized State

SDF commander advocates for a secular, civil state in post-Assad Syria, emphasizing equality and unity. Kurds seek decentralized state within united Syria....

The Independent UK

Trump's aid freeze shocks a Syria camp holding families linked to the Islamic State group

The Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on foreign aid has caused chaos and uncertainty in a camp holding thousands of people with alleged links to the Islamic State group in Syria

The Guardian - UK

Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa made transitional president of Syria

Appointment of former leader of group that led operation to topple Assad comes amid other political changes

The Independent UK

A Libyan warlord is arrested in Italy on a warrant from the International Criminal Court

Italian media reports and a Libyan official say police in Turin have arrested a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes

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